Oram (Irish: Eoroim, meaning 'yew ridge')[2] is a village and townland in County Monaghan, Ireland. The village is on the R182 road, about 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-east of Castleblayney. The village population was 186 at the 2016 census.[1]
Oram
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Coordinates: 54°08′56″N 6°41′34″W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Ulster |
County | County Monaghan |
Barony | Cremorne |
Population (2016)[1] | 186 |
Oram's Catholic church, St Patrick's, was built in the 1820s and 1830s.[3] The local Gaelic games club is Oram Sarsfields.[4] The musician Big Tom McBride was from Oram.[5]
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